Butchers Blog: 2008-08

Friday, August 29, 2008

Carl finishes the proch

Amen- time to start the roof on Wednesday!

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Thursday, August 28, 2008

PumpJacks!

Salinder and my arch nemesis, the dreaded pump jacks rear their ugly
cock-eyed heads on the far side so that Andy and Jack can finish the
sofit and clapboard the dormer of the upstairs closet and bathroom

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Porch beams

The porch nears completion....

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Carpetbaggers!

Dave from The Carpetbagger (www.flooringamericavt.com) explains how to
bring the hardibacker up to a Shluter so the carpet abutts a nice
surface! All measured up for installing October.

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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

More porch!

6 hrs later and the thing is 80% built. Once the sheathing goes on,
the roofers will be cleared to start ok the standing-seam next Tuesday

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A post and beam porch

Carl gets serious leg work on the posts over top of the front door

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VT Well & Pump

Arrives to do the new pressure tank and reconnect the house to the
combo well water line I pit in 3 years ago to the barn

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Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Porchy

Carl starts work on the hemlock posted front porch roof!

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Sofit 4th

Andy & Jack finish the 4th and final sofit on Tuesday, while doug and
dick continue with the cedar

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Monday, August 25, 2008

The wall of glass

Dick and Doug stage off the new deck and run cedar up the south wall.
They'll need pumpjacks to finish the 2nd floor clapboards.

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Sofit, sofit

Jack, Andy and Laurie take action on the north end fascia and sofit.
Just one more side and the roof can be finished

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Sunday, August 24, 2008

2nd floor removal for radiator piping

Ed comes back at 5am on Sunday! Now that's dedication from County
Plumbers out of Morrisville.

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Saturday, August 23, 2008

Ed Friedrich from County Plumbers works Saturdays

It's the weekend and the boys from County Plumbers show up at 7am to
start plumbing the Phoenix

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Friday, August 22, 2008

Friday, day 10

Clapboarding the south side and finishing the deck

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Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Carl strings the deck!

Only one week and carl has the deck joists on and ready for the header
and decking...and Jack & Andy have the walkout clapboarded too

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Friday, August 15, 2008

Decking!

Carl & heather get the first few courses of decking on in front of the
door - and only a week since the house was set.

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Thursday, August 14, 2008

Initial cladding

The back gable end get clad with western red cedar clapboards (ore
coated with PenOFin)!

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Saturday, August 2, 2008

The tile for the Entryway and Laundry Room has been found!

We picked out a nice slate multi-colored tile from www.besttile.com
and ordered it up!

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